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© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 1992

The silver Torah shield is octagonal, and consists of a plate and a chain.

In the center there is an ox, its front legs are crossed, the head is turned back and the mouth is open. The ox is standing on the ground. A tree is on the left.

A dedication inscription surmounting the oax back written in an undulating line that repeats the oax back and head form, in square linear letters, and reads: "זה הציץ שייך להחבורה זובחי צדק דק"ק )דקהילת קדש( זיטאמיר לפרט תר"ח" "this shield belongs to the Righteous Sacrificers Society (Havurah Zovhei Tzedek (society of butchers)) of the Holy Community of Zhitomir 1848" Surmounting the inscription there is a cloud.

The plate has a double frame. The inner one is decorated with a geometric moyif and the exterior one with a foliate motif.

Name/Title
Torah shield of the Zovhei Zedek Society in Zhytomyr | *The Synagogue Objects | Torah shield | *Torah shield also called: | Ziz (Torah shield)
Object Detail
Settings
Unknown
Date
1848
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Location
Unknown |
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period Detail
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Material/Technique
Silver##Structure: cut##Decoration: repousse, stamped##Bonding: soldered##Inscription: engraved
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
142 mm
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
Languages of inscription
Unknown
Type of grave
Unknown
0
Ornamentation
Bull
Custom
Contents
Codicology
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
Coin Series
Coin Ruler
Coin Year
Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
There is one hallmark in a rectangular frame. It depicts three cyrillic initials: "SH", "L", "G" (lat.)
It is unidentified hallmark, probably belongs to the artist.
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Summary and Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
The Kiev Collection
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
Masterpieces-Silver, Moscow, 1992, fig. 40
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Type
Documenter
| P.F. (N.Ye) 6.1992
Author of description
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Architectural Drawings
|
Computer Reconstruction
|
Section Head
|
Language Editor
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Donor
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Negative/Photo. No.